Jim Haptonstahl

intensity meets lyrical & edgy musical M.O., conscience catapulted into quotidian support of people w/disabilities

[Jim Haptonstahl @jimhappy]

Eh, I...agree wit da Pope!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

As evidenced by the unbridled promotion and implementation of technology at the expense of human dignity, we are truly experiencing an eclipse of the sense of what it means to be human. It is imperative to recover an understanding of the true meaning and grandeur of humanity as intended by God. It is in this sense that the challenge we currently face is not technological, but anthropological, and it is my hope that the Encyclical Letter to be published within a few days will contribute to answering this challenge.

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

It's hard to explain just how detached from reality President Trump's conspiracy-theory-filled social media posting spree last night and this morning was. One easy example: The president shared a completely made-up and frankly nonsensical "quote" about former president Obama the post attributed to GOP Sen. John Kennedy. The fake quote originated with a "satire" website, basically a fakery factory, that invents stories to be shared by online conservatives; per the fact-check website Lead Stories, versions of this particular fake quote have been wrongly attributed to everyone from Kash Patel to Madonna.
https://t.co/iuGHS09Zxs

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

CBS didn’t air some particularly troubling rants, which depict a man who is much more petulant and incoherent than the broadcast would suggest. Read the entire transcript in full here: https://t.co/2Q8FnXKan5

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

Historian @TimothyDSnyder sums up a year of Trump choices and policies in one overall conceptual framework, which he calls “Superpower suicide.”

[Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw]

This is an elegant, learned explanation of Just War Theory and the Iran war.

An important corrective arising out of the Trump administration's responses to the Catholic Church.

By the brilliant Mike Schmitt

https://t.co/ypE4CzXjHP

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

5/5. For Vance, the task of a pope should be to stick to "morality," in the special propagandistic sense of trotting out religious-sounding clichés to justify the status quo on behalf of the powerful and wealthy.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

1/5. I want to try to amplify this point — Vance does not believe that morality is an autonomous sphere of life at all; only fools think that, in his world.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” -Trump
Article III
The following acts shall be punishable:
(a) Genocide;
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;
(e) Complicity in genocide.

[Wes J. Bryant - Former Pentagon | War Analyst @WesJBryant]

My experience as a Pentagon whistleblower is profiled in this hard-hitting piece by @propublica on the dissolution of DoD civilian protection efforts and Hegseth’s blatant disregard for U.S. and international law and the long-standing principles that separate us from our enemies.

“The world has witnessed a tragedy in Minab that, if U.S. responsibility is confirmed, would be the most civilians killed by the military in a single attack in decades….

“Dismantling the fledgling harm reduction effort… is among several ways the Trump administration has reorganized national security around two principles: more aggression, less accountability.”

Full article:
https://t.co/8EFKWCyNVp

#MinabSchoolStrike #IranWar #InternationalLaw #RemoveTrump #RemoveHegseth

[Jim Haptonstahl @jimhappy]

This is the carnage of a hostile invasion by fascist thugs on an American community. Sickening.

[. @GregTSargent]

ICE is crushing Minneapolis economy. On pod, Mayor Frey tallies up damage:

$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity

"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
https://t.co/zjUSNUUZiM

[. @GregTSargent]

ICE is crushing Minneapolis economy. On pod, Mayor Frey tallies up damage:

$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity

"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
https://t.co/zjUSNUUZiM

[. @GregTSargent]

Now that Bari Weiss pulled a segment telling the truth about Trump's deportations to let Stephen Miller have his say (i.e. spread propaganda), it's a good time to read our deep dive into Miller's real worldview and agenda, which doesn't pull any punches:
https://t.co/4gZhJDLF3B

[Badlydone Emma is with her #Harris2024 @chemimommy]

Rep Neguse talking to the press the way Democrats should talk to the feckless media.

He handled that question spectacularly.

[Jim Haptonstahl @jimhappy]

JFC...

[Raphael Rashid @koryodynasty]

1/ A repatriated Korean worker from the Hyundai-LG battery factory secretly wrote a detention diary about their 7-day experience in ICE custody in Georgia. The worker says ICE officers mocked them with words like as "North Korea" and "Rocket Man" despite holding a business visa.

[Samuel Littauer @swlittauer]

DC’s cleaning crews cover around 81 miles/day for around $150K/day.

National Guard has cleaned a total of 3.2 miles and costs more than $1M/day.

It’s about 170X more cost efficient per mile to fund DC’s existing work.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

The government is literally not collecting actual inflation data anymore.

They’re just estimating what they think inflation is.

They “suddenly” changed this in May 2025.

Right before the tariffs started getting collected.

How much more obvious can they make it for you guys?

[The Onion @TheOnion]

Elderly Woman Keeps Mind Active Justifying Trump’s Actions https://t.co/J8q5FdYOEZ

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

if he were here he'd be ashamed of you, because you are not a good man

[. @GregTSargent]

This is a watershed moment. Sen Padilla getting thrown to the ground and handcuffed. Trump admitting his deportations are targeting hard-working people that are contributing to the US economy. Trump sending troops into a US city that even local law enforcement didn't ask for. It all captures the deep malevolence toward good people and the unrestrained violent lawlessness of MAGA in a whole new way.

Now is the time to make the big case, Dems.